(S)-N-(1-Benzyl-2-hydroxy­ethyl)benzamide

Colorless crystals of the title compound, C₁₆H₁₇NO₂, have been obtained by the reaction of benzoyl chloride and (S)-2-amino-3-phenyl­propan-1-ol. The crystal packing is stabilized by O—H...O and N—H...O inter­molecular hydrogen-bonding inter­actions.